Funds Tax - Associate Director

Funds Tax - Associate DirectorTop 10 Firm, City of LondonUp to £110,000!!!

The Alternative Funds tax team provides tax advisory, transactions and compliance services to alternative fund managers across all asset classes including private equity, venture capital, private debt, hedge funds, real estate and infrastructure. The team's client portfolio spans the breadth of the asset management sector, serving traditional asset managers, financial services institutions, private equity funds, alternative investors, the real estate sector, wealth and hedge asset managers, UK pension funds, and global institutional investors. They combine technical expertise with a commercial approach, to build a strong trusted adviser relationship with their clients.

The Alternative Funds tax team sits as part of the wider Financial Services Tax team, which provides tax services to a variety of clients in the Financial Services market across Wealth and Asset Management, Banking and Capital Market and Insurance sectors.

I am currently looking for an experienced, enthusiastic Associate Director with strong UK tax compliance and advisory experience to join my client's team in London. The alternative funds industry is dynamic, technically demanding and global, giving you the opportunity to work on domestic and international structuring, transactions and UK tax compliance and advisory matters, in addition to working with the wider International network.

You will be responsible for managing the full suite of tax compliance and advisory services for asset managers themselves and the funds they manage, across the entire investment lifecycle including fund structuring, structuring carried interest arrangements, structuring the investment and divestment of assets and ongoing tax compliance and investor reporting.

Part of the role will focus on working alongside the partner group in building out the practice, building strong client relationships within the current and target client base. Working in practice means that the job is, by its nature, different every day and they want someone who is actively looking for this challenge. An agile approach to working with different projects and people is therefore essential.

They're happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, and will support you to balance your work and life.

A look into the role:

As an Associate Director you will:

• Take ownership of providing highly technical tax advice to asset managers and the funds they manage throughout the investment lifecycle of the fund, including transaction and tax structuring support
• Deliver partnership tax and corporate tax compliance services to asset management businesses, ensuring their tax reporting obligations and compliance deadlines are met
• Assist with investor reporting to enable clients to effectively communicate taxable results to their individual investors
• Develop and lead your own diverse client portfolio, ensuring a high level of client service
• Work closely with colleagues cross the tax practice, Financial Services Industry and international network to identify opportunities from both new and existing clients
• Actively contribute to business development activities by proactively managing existing relationships and pitching work to new clients
• Proactively train and develop more junior members of the team, including through the delivery of bespoke training sessions
• Have a thorough understanding and adhere to the firm's risk management and quality procedures

Knowing you're right the business:

Joining as an Associate Director the minimum criteria you'll need is a professional qualification (CTA / ACA / ACCA or equivalent), and to be confident managing a portfolio of clients.

It would be great if you also had some of the following skills, but don't worry if you don't tick every box, they'll help you develop along the way.

• Strong tax technical skills and an interest in the financial services sector (previous experience of working with one of the asset classes (private equity, venture capital, private credit) is preferred but is not essential
• Mix of corporate and partnership tax compliance experience
• A track record of leading projects, with a focus on accountability, high quality and timely delivery.
• Self-motivated and strong team player.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required in addition to strong oral and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with Alpha tax, CCH personal tax, Power BI, Microsoft Office, and other relevant software.
• Experience of coaching and developing more junior team members.